Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 36,527, Eli Fuller, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conn.
Fuller, Eli
S 36,527
CONTENTS

(2,679)
Connecticut
Eli. Fuller private
Connecticut line —
Sam d B. Webb's Reg t
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of May 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of Sept r 1818 and sent to the care of Jonathan Brace Esq r Hartford Connecticut
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 - 4 m th 32.6 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 Mar ch 1819 - 30 48.
81.0
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
3 years
Simsbury, Hartford County
Paper for Hand Feb y 2 1834

Eli Fuller
Adm. Mills
FULLER, ELI (CONN.) 5-36527

DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT—ss---HARTFORD
On this fifteenth day of May 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the County Court for the County of Hartford  for the in said district, personally appeared Eli Fuller of Simsbury aged Seventy five years resident in Simsbury in the said district, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the pro- vision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war." That he, the said Eli Fuller enlisted in Connecticut  the United States Service in the state of Connecticut
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support ;
and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. excepting the affidavits
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Jonathan Brice Judge of the County Court for the County aforesaid ~
I, Jonathan Brear Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Eli Tuller did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of nine months, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
May the 1 st 1818 Jonathan Brace Judge as a formal
March 1 st 1818 sealed with the seal of said Court by direction of the Honorable Jonathan Brace who is the Presiding Judge of said Court

Augustus Sagar testifies & says that for long has argued with the wither named Eli Tully and knew of his entering into the service of the United States and believe it was in the year 1780 - and that after he had enlisted, he was about under his command, a considerable for a considerable time, before he returned home on furlough - and believes he was during that time in the army, and further testifies that the said Tully is now in need of assistance & needs assistance from his country for support.
Hartford May the 1 st - 1828
Augustus Sagar
Sworn before me.
Jonathan Brown Judge of the County Court for the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut

both of these papers were found mutilated when claim was flat filed. AWS Rev. War Section

Rev. War Section.
May 26, 1921.
Mr. William H. Fuller, 23 School St. Palmer, Mass.
Sir:
In response to your letter of the 6" instant, which was referred to the Commissioner of Pensions for a reply, you are advised that from the papers in the claim, Survivor File 36,528 2 , it appears that Eli Fuller was made Sergeant of the Ninth Company, Eighteenth Connecticut Regiment, on Sept. 14, 1776, length of service in this organization not stated. He enlisted in January 1780, served as private in Captain David Parson's Company, Colonel Samuel E. Webb's Connecticut Regiment and was discharged Sept. 17, 1783.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 1, 1818, while living at Simsbury Conn. aged 77 years.
He had a daughter Elizabeth who married Augustus Segar, and a son, whose name and that of his other children and wife are not stated.
copy last part of this letter to Mr. Elizabeth Fuller, Mass. Rep. B.L.

FULLER, ELI (CONN.)
S- 36527

THE Bearer hereof Eli Fuller  Soldier in the 3rd Regiment of Connecticut is hereby permitted to be absent on Furlough for ten Days from the Date hereof. And all Officers, civil and military, are requested to suffer him to pass to Connecticut and return to his Regiment, without Molestation
State
This Permit to be valid Place and no longer Given at New Haven 178
Registered in the Bo
Patent

FULLER, ELI (CONN.) 5-36527

By the Honorable Major General Knox commanding the Posts upon Hudson, Mohawk and their Dependencies —
Col. Fuller Saltonstall in the Connecticut Regiment having been certified by a Board of Officers appointed to inspect the Invalides of the Army as unfit for any further Duty, on account of a general Debility, is hereby discharged from the Service of the United States —
Given under my Hand at West-Point this seventeenth Day of September 1783 —
By the Genl Command.
Libb Loomis Regt

West Granby January 27 1854 Mr Waldo Sir. I take the liberty to write to you on the subject of importance and being well-satisfied that your honor will act on the part of justice I write with the utmost confidence the subject is this Eli Suller was a soldier and an officer of the revolution at the breaking out of the war he lived on the line between Windsor and Simsbury at the commencement of the war he left his home & family to defend & protect the liberty of his country he was one of the first Demo- cratic Patriots of our land as I will show you hereafter he was soon promoted to officer he served seven years he was then bound to serve five years or during the war at the end of two and a half years of the last time of service Peace was Proclaimed making over six years service according to the best evidence that can be obtained having a large family he was prudent in saving his wages was paid off in Continental money which proved of dead loss after the close of the war and quite advanced in life he had the mis- fortune to have his house burnt and most of his effects in it which reduced him to poverty not having but one son and he being a cripple was under no circumstances to assist his Parents under them misfortune Augustus Sagar of Granby who had married a Daughter of said Eli Suller being a man in comfortable circumstances the said Eli Suller and his wife taken to his house and provided for and took care of them

for many years Mrs Suller having been had several attacks of fits was almost entirely helpless which made it great care on the family of Mr Segan under the act of 1818 said Eli Suller died to Simeon about 10 years & of eight Suller per annum when he died liberated and respected by all who knew him his widow his wife having +died twenty days previous and said Augustus Segan has before his death had indicated for his friends to that amount that at his death said indicated papers in timely destroyed his Estate. I married the Daughter of Said Augustus Segan & said Segan has been  widow has been dead 15 years left to  to an almost destitute widow and an illegitimate & orphan daughter who has not set up. I have only at one time for more than thirty years both of which are dependent on me for support we have not had any knowledge of any living kin of Eli Suller except Elizabeth the widow of Augustus Segan and have no reason to believe there has been any other 15 years Mrs Segan is now 82 years old has lost the use of her limbs mostly from the effects of a fit of Apoplexy still her memory is remarkably good her mind is strong and full of that Deman- atic Patriotism of which her father husband and other relatives always possessed the Revolution made large breaches in our family connections 3 of which died & in service in the war and others soon after it close so as that none of our connections here are known any Simeon except sd Suller she only knew as a private she could not find any papers but to Junlow about three months since in looking over some papers I found his warrant it was supposed to have been burnt in his house

I shall send you a Copy of the warrant will send you the original if necessary and now friend I call you friend for the reason that we ever have been friends still I presume that I am in a stranger to you still I have known you for many years have frequently met you in Connecticut and now sir if there is any Child x said widow Elizabeth Bryan the only heir of Eli Tuller to get any thing in hope of a Pension it would be a great help to her. would be thankfully received would be an act of justice and would relieve me from a very Expense which I am not by law obliged to bare I wish you to look at this subject and assist me if you can on Pleas unite and direct me if there is any chance I suppose there is cases of him Drawing a Pension if it is necessary for me or would be best to write to the chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims I will be directed by your Honor And for the present I remain yours as ever Plea unite me as soon as convenient
Lauren P. Waldo                      Byron Goddard I will here write you a Copy of sd warrant
Hartford
By Seth Smith Esqr. Major Commander of the Eighteenth Regiment of the Colony of Connecticut Row on the Special Defense of the States of America S. Eli Tuller Greeting

Reposing Special Trust in your Loyalty Courage Skill and good Conduct I do hereby Appoint you the said Eli Tuller to be the first Serjt in the ninth Company now commanded by Ensign Jonathan Pinney of said Regiment I do here by empower you to take the said Com- pany into your Charge as first Serjeant Carefully the Diligently to Discharge that trust Examining your inferior officers and Soldiers in the use of their arms according to the discipline of war keeping them in good order and government and Commanding them to obey you as their first serjeant for the service of the States of America and you are to observe all such orders and Directions as from time to time you shall receive Either from me or any other of your Superior Officers Inwarrant to the total hereby reposing in you and this shall be your Sufficient Warrant
Given under my hand and Seal This the fourteenth day of Sept Anno Domini one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six And in the first year of the States of America
Seth Smith Major
the above is a true Copy
Byran Goddard

1 July 2/54

Pension Office Febz 2 1834
Sir
In reply to your communication of the 27 ult, I have to inform you, that there is no law of Congress under which a pension can now be granted to the heirs of Eli
Fuller. He was pensioned under the Act of 1828, at the highest rate, allowed for such services as he rendered. That was a personal act, the benefits of which did not descend to his children. His widow died before he did and he died before the passage of the Act of 1832, the first act passed, the benefits of which extended to children,
Byron Goddard Esq
West Granby Ct

W Granby St Jan 27
Rose
Loren S. Waldo Esq.
Washington
District of Columbia
Eli Fuller

For Mr. Dennis,
Palmer, Mass. May 6, 1921
Mr Luther Fuller
Dear Sir,
Yours of recent date with obit. notice of your brother Hart Fuller received - and I thank you for same, and for your offer of assistance.
I would like the pension records of 1) Eli Fuller "S. 36527" of the lists especially anything that would help identify him by age, place enlisted, marriage, date of death, names of relation, &c and the same information concerning 2) Eliphalet Fuller of Hancock, Mass. referred to on the lists "B. L. Reg." Very Resp't. Yours
Wm H. Fuller
23 School St.
Palmer
Mass.

36 527 Rev INVALID.
1821. May 26. Hist. D.W.W. H. Fuller
File No. 36, 527
Eli Fuller
Rev Rev Dad
Act: 16 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 137
[Arrangement of 1870.]